Chef

Nancy Silverton

Los Angeles

About Nancy Silverton

Nancy Silverton is a chef and the co-owner of Osteria Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, and Singapore, as well as Mozza2Go and Chi Spacca in Los Angeles. She also founded the world-renowned La Brea Bakery, as well as Campanile Restaurant. She has worked with some of the nation’s most notable chefs including in the kitchens of Jonathan Waxman at Michael’s Restaurant and Wolfgang Puck at Spago. Additionally, she has served as a mentor to numerous others who have gone on to become award-winning chefs and restaurant owners themselves.

"One of my favorite and most satisfying eat-at-home dinners is the wood-fired roasted chicken from this Peruvian place in Koreatown. I like to pair it with eggplant, chickpea-and-red-pepper and walnut dips from Carousel restaurant in Little Armenia. The rich dips complement the smoky bird."

"This dish brings me back to AOC, Suzanne Goin's small plate restaurant. The cauliflower is roasted in a wood-burning oven with curry and a red-wine vinaigrette that penetrates deep into the florets. It spices up cauliflower's dull reputation."

"Whenever I eat at the bar here, I find it hard not to order the thick, juicy mound of chopped sirloin topped with a sunny-side egg and served with a green peppercorn sauce. The coarse meat, the runny egg and the luscious sauce mingle in one delicious bite after another. A thick slab of sourdough brings it all together."